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MICROLITH
Unique ID: NLM-C596BD
Object type certainty: Probably
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status: Published 
Grey-buff flint probable microlith. Triangular point with long parallel flakes struck from its dorsal side and a very slightly concave ventral surface. Short abrupt retouch executed from the ventral aspect follows one long edge, forming a microlith of Group A. The lack of patina may suggest the object was incorporated into a sealed context shortly after its deposition. This object is of an earlier object type than almost all the large quantities of flint reported from the vicinity. Suggested date: Early Mesolithic, 10,000-7000 BC.
Length: 24.9mm, Width: 18.5mm, Thickness: 3.5mm, Weight: 1.30gms.
Class: Group A
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: MESOLITHIC
Subperiod to: Early
Period to: MESOLITHIC
Date from: Circa 10000 BC
Date to: Circa 7000 BC
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 24.9 mm
Width: 18.5 mm
Thickness: 3.5 mm
Weight: 1.3 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 27th October 2015
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: NLM30522
Materials and construction
Primary material: Flint
Manufacture method: Knapped/flaked
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Lincolnshire (County)
District: East Lindsey (District)
To be known as: Binbrook
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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